Best option for earning status in Star Alliance?

[jmacpher]

Hoping the hive mind can help me out... current QF gold.
I have a few United points but no status. Recently joined Kris but no earn yet. VA gold will expire soon due to recent focus on QF earn.
My current role is APAC with travel to Singapore, India, Korea, Japan in future -
Company policy is to book economy, and fly lowest logical fare.
I need options, but still focus earn.
Vistara, Air NZ are giving me little value
Status and upgrade options is my goal.
I have an upcoming trip to Thailand on Thai airways - which program link will be my best option to get me on track to status with Star alliance?

Thanks for your help!

 

[anyonebutqantas]

Take a look at Aeroplan.

 

[jmacpher]

Take a look at Aeroplan.

thanks, will look but Canada (North America) is not a current destination. The earn/redeem rate would need to be substantially better on carrier other than United or Kris.

 

[SYD]

If you were travelling UA, you could do a status match from QF Gold (instant Gold) and aim for the Fastrack to retain. Unfortunately UA program keeps getting “enhanced” in bad ways.

There‘s some other discussion here that Aeroplan has come in from the cold and is a lot better now.

 

[sqrt()]

I'm planning on trying to go with Aegean but they recently changed requirements so that you need 4 A3/OA legs to get a reduced mileage requirement for Star Alliance Gold (24 000), otherwise it's 70 000.

Avoiding UA because there's no domestic lounge access for elites (though I have gotten in domestic lounges with VA Gold).

 

[blacksultan]

Hoping the hive mind can help me out... current QF gold.
I have a few United points but no status. Recently joined Kris but no earn yet. VA gold will expire soon due to recent focus on QF earn.
My current role is APAC with travel to Singapore, India, Korea, Japan in future -
Company policy is to book economy, and fly lowest logical fare.
I need options, but still focus earn.
Vistara, Air NZ are giving me little value
Status and upgrade options is my goal.
I have an upcoming trip to Thailand on Thai airways - which program link will be my best option to get me on track to status with Star alliance?

Thanks for your help!

Apply for new hsbc star alliance card which will provide upgrade to gold with a * alliance airline of your choice . Select AC or any other . Being part of an alliance means you can use that status with any alliance member or other partner .

 

[jmacpher]

If you were travelling UA, you could do a status match from QF Gold (instant Gold) and aim for the Fastrack to retain. Unfortunately UA program keeps getting “enhanced” in bad ways.

There‘s some other discussion here that Aeroplan has come in from the cold and is a lot better now.

thanks. i will check it out

 

[Mattg]

This article may be helpful for you:

The Best Frequent Flyer Programs for Earning Star Alliance Gold Status

This guide explains why Aegean Miles+Bonus and Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles are the best loyalty programs to earn Star Alliance Gold status.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

Since that article was written, note that Aegean has announced it is increasing the requirement to earn status for those who don't fly on A3.

Aegean Makes Elite Status Harder To Earn As Of 2023

Aegean Miles+Bonus is making it significantly harder to earn elite status as of 2023, especially for those who travel on partner airlines.

onemileatatime.com

I do agree that the HSBC Star Alliance card is worth looking into.

 

[Notyourbag]

I was in a similar position in 2018 and found Asiana got me to star gold status relatively quickly!